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Let’s be clear. Naomi, Summer Rae, AJ, Emma, Natalya, Alicia Fox, Layla and Tamina Snuka are actual wrestlers who could give a Wrestlemania crowd a show they’ll never forget IF they were given the time and care that they should get. But instead of great, we get this. Talented women stuck carrying Eva Marie. That doesn’t exactly scream Wrestlemania to me. But, there’s some future match intriguing possibilities if we’re looking to build to the be future. Some of these women could go on to ring in the new year of wrestling in the right way. I, personally, am hoping for an eye-opening new champion to take the title off of AJ. For the chase, if you will.

As much as I have high hopes for these ladies, this match will probably be a cluster. I’m not looking forward to most of the action, but I’m anxious to know who will win.

But, as we all know, the current Diva’s Champion won’t go down quietly.

I’ve seen so much anger at this match being on the “pre-show”, and I’d like to take a moment to address it. If you consider yourself a wrestling fan, you will enjoy the wrestling as you get it. Pre show, post show, during the show, before the show. Whatever. I can’t tell you how tired I am of the perception that a pre-show match is an insult or punishment. It isn’t. As long as the men featured do their best to make a match worth watching, what does it matter what part of the show they’re on? And let’s not forget, they are actually on the actual Wrestlemania televised show. Not serving drinks at the concession stand or eating hotdogs backstage. These men are all incredibly talented and as long as the cameras are on them, we should all be happy. For all we know, this pre-show will blow the roof off the place and start off Wrestlemania the right way.

That right way, by the way, is by keeping the tag titles on The Uso’s.

Winners (and still tag team champions): The Uso’s.

John Cena vs Bray Wyatt

It took me an extra day to write this prediction because I was legitimately having trouble picking a winner for this match. I’m of the feeling that this could go in the direction of either man. It was tough to make a choice, but I had to go with my heart. And this is what I think.

Bray Wyatt is going to be a star. No doubt about it. If WWE wrestling has taught us anything, it’s that the men who can sell a story will go farther than anyone. Bray Wyatt and the family have done more to sell the story of stripping the crown prince of WWE of his comfort and security. When I first heard the rumor that this match was happening, I was totally uninterested in it. Now, the day before Wrestlemania, I can honestly say that this is the only other story on this show told on the same level (or better) than HHH vs Daniel Bryan.

Bray has made John Cena relevant. He’s taken away everything about Cena that bothers the general fan. Cena is not joking about how everyone doesn’t like him. He’s not making goofy faces. The only “uh-oh” moment I’ve had in the build to this match was when Cena called Bray homeless, but that was instantly rectified when Bray and the Family turned up the heat on Cena.Just about everything in this build has been perfectly executed. As a super fan of Bray Wyatt, I am very excited to see Bray prove his worth at Wrestlemania.

In my opinion, Bray has all the tools to be a major chunk of WWE’s future IF Bray wins at WM. Bray’s first foray into the main event has shown me and other WWE fans that he belongs there. A win at Wrestlemania along with a continued program with Cena could do much more for Bray and the family than we could ever imagine.

I’m hoping genius prevails over stupidity and we get a Bray Wyatt victory along with a continued program with Cena. The future is now, and it starts at Wrestlemania with a Wyatt victory.

Winner: Bray Wyatt

Daniel Bryan vs HHH (Winner will be the 3rd man in a Triple Threat match to determine the WWE World Heavyweight Champion)

This. Match. One of only two matches with the potential to give me a heart attack or stroke, depending on the result. But if I had to go down with a medical calamity, this is the match that I would want to cause it.

From beginning to end, everything about this build has been spectacular. The story of one man facing the man (and his wife) who are brutal and unrelenting has been filled with thrilling and memorable moments. HHH has done everything in his power to stop the Yes movement, but he’s beaten up or kicked down, Daniel Bryan he comes running back in to prove us wrong.

As someone who loved Daniel since he first stepped into WWE, I am a total believer in his ability and talent. He is a world class wrestler and once in a lifetime talent. He is undoubtedly the man that WWE needs as the face of the company. WWE is lucky to have him, whether they want to admit it or not. But, fans around the world still fear the myth of the “HHH squash.” Meaning that HHH “buries” his opponents and will do so again at Wrestlemania. I would like to think that Daniel Bryan’s obvious popularity and over the top wrestling talent has made the powers that be finally see sense and back Daniel with a win in this match.

Either way, I’m going to be nervous as hell watching this. This bout is sure to be one for the ages. Exciting, full of intensity, and (hopefully) the bell ringing with Daniel Bryan as the last man to move into the Triple Threat match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

I’m predicting that this match will be insane. Randy Orton is not going to go down without a fight. Batista, to me, is a non entity. I will not entertain the thought of him actually winning. I’m also 90% sure there will be no CM Punk at Wrestlemania. I would like for this to remain as shenanigan free as possible so that Daniel will have a clean victory without someone saying “BUT THAT GUY RAN IN AND”. I don’t want ands, buts, or anything but Daniel Bryan’s knee going into Randy Orton’s eye, followed by a 1-2-3 and a bell ringing. Anything else besides this will be a huge letdown for me.

I’m expecting this match and Daniel’s match to be one for the ages. So much so, that I’m left speechless by how awesome I think it will be.

Winner (and NEW WWE World Heavyweight Champion): Daniel Bryan

Hide your animals, get your WWE plates and napkins, and hold on tight. Wrestlemania is upon us, and we’re in for one hell of a show. I’m excited, nervous, and a little freaked, but I’m definitely ready for Wrestlemania. I will see you all on Twitter tonight for XXX!

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We’re a day away from the biggest show of the year and I am, for lack of a better word, HYPED for the show. Despite how I feel about the card being one of the weaker total cards in recent years, WWE has two history making stories going into the show. Wrestlemania, for me, has always signified the start of the new year of wrestling. New stories and (hopefully) new stars will take center stage and take the spots that are rightfully theirs. Sunday will be a lazy day of junk food eating and enjoying as much wrestling action as I can on the Network and Twitter. No matter what happens, it’s going to be an exciting day.

That being said, I cannot pretend to be excited for everything on the show. Because I’m not. 85% of this show is filler to me. Not a great feeling when you think about the fact that this is WRESTLEMANIA and this show is lacking the jazz (pizzazz?) and the overall sparkle of past Wrestlemania’s.

But. What we get is what we’re getting. So enough with the chatter! It’s nearly WRESTLEMANIA TIME, and it’s time for me to break down what I think will be the results of the 30th year of the wrestling show that gets better each year. For two matches on this show, I hope my predictions become reality.

I have tried very hard to care about Brock vs Taker, the match. But I don’t. Here’s why.
Brock Lesnar, to me, is a monster. He is physically imposing, mean, and one of the more naturally brutal forces to enter WWE in a long time.He defines bad ass. He “broke” HHH’s arm and has made life miserable for his opponents. He even took CM Punk to his limit in a very good match at Summerslam from last year. From everything that we know about Lesnar now, he should destroy Taker and break the streak. As much as I’d like to pretend that the streak is in jeopardy because Taker is wrestling Brock Lesnar and that’s “scary” because Brock is going to KILL TAKER, it’s not.

Had this been the Brock Lesnar that ran with whole tree trunks on his shoulders and causally sat in ice baths, I would be more inclined to believe that he had a shot at taking down the streak. But this is not that Brock. Instead of super tough Brock that reddens when he angers, we’ve been treated to a Brock totally incapacitated and intimidated by the mere appearance of the Taker. He’s had no chance (other than Monday’s Raw) to appear as a credible threat to Undertaker. The most interesting thing Brock has done in this entire feud is stomp on the Undertaker’s casket and take an very dangerous looking bump directly on said casket. By build up appearances, Lesnar looks goofy and unprepared for what’s coming. I’m supposed to believe that this Brock, the not so tough Brock, is going to break the streak? UNLIKELY.

The complete failure of the WWE build machine to give us a memorable story to go with this dream WM match makes me a sad panda. There are millions of directions this could’ve gone, but WWE is unable (or unwilling) to go there. Why? I will never get it. WWE’s emphasis on incomplete storytelling is comparable to me buying a really good book and ripping up the books pages before I finish the story. WWE, why do you do that?

I wish I were more excited for this match than I actually am.

Winner: The Undertaker

The Shield vs Kane and The NOA:

While I feel overwhelming disappointment in Taker vs Brock build, I feel nothing but white hot rage at The Shield having to face NOA and Kane. As angry as I am at NOA, I have nothing but love for The Shield. They are a perfect team that has been handled perfectly by the powers that be in WWE. From a fangirl perspective, I am incredibly happy that The Shield get to go to Wrestlemania and show off their collective talent on the big show. If anybody is deserving of a marquee match, it’s them.

No, my anger is reserved for NOA. For as much as I’ve seen their presence at WM defended, I cannot defend it this year. The NOA are a glaring example of a long standing problem in WWE. The reliance of “old guys” who are long past their shelf life due to a lack of viable under-card. WWE seems totally unable to cut the cord of reliance of men like NOA, and the fans suffer for that. Since the undercard of this Wrestlemania is looking particularly weak this year, this is my opportunity to vent my displeasure at two men who are long past their prime getting a match on this show when I could name 5 different men in the Andre The Giant Battle Royal who deserve to be in this match AND could put on a better match than NOA are capable of giving. WWE’s reliance on old stars is a cheap, lazy way of trying to dig themselves out of a talent hole instead of doing the right thing and, you know, actually building up a decent undercard and giving them the time to shine.

In WWE’s world, it’s start and stop momentum for guys like Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow, but millions of opportunities get tossed in the direction of two men who shouldn’t even be looking in the direction of a wrestling ring, let alone actually being in one and performing. There’s no one else other than the men who aren’t on Wrestlemania that suffer, and I would prefer to see the new crop rise to the top instead of rehasing nostalgia for a lack of anything more creative. WWE, you could do better.

Winners: The Shield

Andre the Giant Battle Royal

It’s a large battle royal with a giant trophy gifted to the winner, but what is this match really about? Is it a feel good match? Does the winner of this match get to go on and do something important like wrestle at SummerSlam? Because from everything I’ve heard, none of these things are happening. To me, this is an very solid group of men put in the match to grab a Mania payday. Which is great if WWE is trying to be fair. But for me, I’ve grown very tired of battle royal style matches, and I see far too many talented men in this match that could very well have their own singles match at mania instead of being lumped in with each other.

Will this be particularly memorable? I doubt it. I don’t mean that I want this match to be bad, but these men clearly deserve much better than this. Not everyone can be at the top, but some of these men certainly don’t belong here.